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Poenari Fortress - 1480 Stairs - Oct. 20 Part 1
... to do the climb on my own, at my own pace. However, because of the difficulty in getting to Poenari Fortress, I had hired Bogdan to take me there. I was very happy with this choice as he was able to tell me all about the countryside we were driving through, as well as fill in the blanks in my knowledge of "Dracula". Bogdan was a mountain climber and guide. I knew that I was going to have to work extremely hard to keep up with him. We took a few ...
Peles Castle - Oct. 16 Part One
... as we had a similar time frame of reference, but because we grew up on opposite sides of the Iron Curtain, we had very different viewpoints. I learned a lot from Bogdan. He was, as I soon found out, a walking history book. My head was soon swimming with dates, battles, names, places....I loved it.
The first thing we had to do was sign papers. At first I didn't find anything unusual in this - we have paperwork to sign in Canada ...
Of Kings and Queens... and tour guides
... she pulls our small group over to the side, and allows them to continue ahead of us, loud talking and picture snapping the whole while. It's a moment that passes quickly, but it feels momentous - she's admitted defeat, and she knows it. None of the three adults on the tour knows how to behave: we look away, look at anything, to avoid eye contact. Thank goodness we’re in a castle and there is actually a lot to see. Which is the supposed point of this story anyway. ...
Vlad Tepes himself would have chosen this location
... s visitors.
It's something about being surrounded by two massive mountins, offering a real breath-taking view, always with something new to see.
The Vila Bran Resort is most probably the most authentic experience you can get. They have managed to mix the standards you're used to (and I'm not talking about hot water!) with local charm.
Year by year the owner successfully expands the accommodation spaces and activities.
The activities are ...
Mountain Resort
... the tree level, which runs already at about 1500 meters - less imposing than in the Alps and less rugged than the Pyrenees still with quite a bit of a mountain feeling. It could be a great place for long hikes on empty trails. This is a big country, two thirds of the size of Germany and it has only 20 million inhabitants and few tourists so it never will become too crowded on the ...


